I was a fan of that film too. Until now, I thought I was the only one in America who was.
It had some popularity in this area (Hudson Valley - NY state) because it was filmed here, but probably was ignored everywhere else. A shame, because it's a very good film. The film was pretty true to the novel, so you probably would like the novel too.
For that reason I've been meaning to read the novel all these years. One of the things that made the film so appealing to me was how the Hudson Valley where it was shot reminded me so strongly of my native New England---the trees, winter snow, architecture, the occassional decaying mill town... Gotta love it.